Saturday, September 28
Dayton, OH
7:00 PM
Wright State University
5-3, 1-1HL
1
vs
2
Northern Kentucky
2-5-1, 1-2HL
1
2
F
Northern Kentucky
0
2
2
Wright State
1
0
1
Photo by: Joseph Craven
Raiders fall to Northern Kentucky despite early goal
9/28/2019 9:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Wright State men's soccer team jumped out to an early lead on Saturday night, but visiting Northern Kentucky scored a pair of second half goals to hand the Raiders a 2-1 Horizon League loss at Alumni Field.
The loss drops Wright State to 5-3 on the season and 1-1 in HL play, while Northern Kentucky improves to 2-5-1 and 1-2 in conference action.
Stefan Rokvic put the Raiders on the board right out of the gates with his goal 1:27 into the match, and that score remained intact through the remainder of the opening 45 minutes. Northern Kentucky tied the game up in the 49th minute on a goal from Stian Jørgensen before Alex Greive gave the Norse the lead in the 77th minute that the visitors would make hold up.
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BY THE NUMBERS
The loss drops Wright State to 5-3 on the season and 1-1 in HL play, while Northern Kentucky improves to 2-5-1 and 1-2 in conference action.
Stefan Rokvic put the Raiders on the board right out of the gates with his goal 1:27 into the match, and that score remained intact through the remainder of the opening 45 minutes. Northern Kentucky tied the game up in the 49th minute on a goal from Stian Jørgensen before Alex Greive gave the Norse the lead in the 77th minute that the visitors would make hold up.
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BY THE NUMBERS
- Wright State outshot Northern Kentucky 15-11 and had a 7-5 advantage on shots on net.
- The Raiders recorded five more corner kick opportunities on the night, finishing with an 8-3 advantage in the category.
- Deri Corfe's five shots lead all players, followed by Rokvic's four attempts for the Raiders. Joel Sundell finished with three saves for Wright State, while Northern Kentucky keeper Baj Maan tallied six saves.
Team Stats
NKU
WSUM
Goals
2
1
Shots
11
15
Shots on Goal
5
7
Saves
6
3
Corners
3
8
Fouls
13
10
Scoring Plays
Stefan Rokvic (6)
Assisted By: Jackson Dietrich
header off free kick
1:27
J??rgensen,Stian (1)
Assisted By: Lindqvist,Rikard
GOAL by NKU J??rgensen,Stian, Assist by Lindqvist,Rikard, goal number 1 for season.
48:29
Greive,Alex (1)
GOAL by NKU Greive,Alex, goal number 1 for season.
76:52
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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